The American Civil Liberties Union may sue a western Pennsylvania municipality because it opens its council meetings with the Lord's Prayer.

The American Civil Liberties Union may sue a western Pennsylvania municipality because it opens its council meetings with the Lord's Prayer.

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Updated: 5:31 PM EST Dec 3, 2015

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WEBVTT MEETINGS? A LAWSUIT IS IN THE WORKS. WENDY: SOME PEOPLE SAY PRAYER AND POLITICS DON'T MISS THE MAYOR SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN PRAYING IN COUNCIL KHA CHAMBERS FOR DECADES. IT IS LISTED ON THEIR AGENDA. THE MAYOR SAYS HE BELIEVES PRAYER IS NECESSARY. THE ACLU SAYS WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IS ILLEGAL. YOU ARE WATCHING THE BEGINNING OF A TYPICAL COUNCIL MEETING IN MONROEVILLE. >> OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN -- WENDY: THE WORDS RECITED, HEADS BOWED HAVE RAISED CONCERN. >> WE THINK THIS IS CLEARLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL. >> THE DIRECTOR OF THE ACLU SAYS THEY WANT THIS TO STOP. THE MAYOR WHO LEADS THE LORD PRAYER HAS SAID PRAYING HAS BEEN TRADITION HERE. >> IT'S SAD WE HAVE COME TO THIS, TAKEN WHAT HAPPENED IN CALIFORNIA. NOT JUST MONROEVILLE BUT I THINK OUR WHOLE COUNTRY NEEDS A LOT OF PRAYER. WENDY: A MONE MONROEVILLE SIT CITIZEN WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS IN A MEETING. >> THE MEETING THEY SEND, IT HAS APPEARANCES THAT YOU ARE THE PREFERRED FAITH AND THE MESSAGE THEY SEND TO EVERYBODY ELSE IS YOU'RE OUTSIDERS. >> I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TODAY PRAY. WENDY: THE ISSUE BRINGS STRONG OPINIONS. >> SOME PEOPLE GET OFFENDED ON THAT. WENDY: HE SAYS WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IS ILLEGAL AND THE ACLU IS ASKING MONROEVILLE TO STOP. >> WE WANT TO STOP THE PRACTICE AND IF THEY DO THAT WE'LL BE HAPPY AND GO AWAY. WENDY: IF THEY DON'T. ANDREW: WE'LL SEE THEM IN COURT. WENDY: THE MAYOR TELLS ME DURING THEIR 7:00 CITIZEN'S MEETING IN CHAMBERS THIS EVENING HE WILL MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON WHETHER

ACLU threatening Monroeville over Lord's Prayer

The American Civil Liberties Union may sue a western Pennsylvania municipality because it opens its council meetings with the Lord's Prayer.